Blogs about: Mavis Staples

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Happy 70 Mavis!

Rustbelt Radical wrote 1 week ago: … more →

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Kate Wolf Albums to be Reissued1 comment

DJB wrote 1 month ago: California singer-songerwriter Kate Wolf died of leukemia at the age of 44 in 1986, but her songs co … more →

Tags: acoustic music, emmylou harris, Kate Wolf, Kate Wolf Memorial Festival, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin

Saturday Soul - Mavis Staples

thehelplessdancer wrote 1 month ago: This week it is time for some live soul music from the great Mavis Staples this track is taken from … more →

Tags: Old Music, Video, R&B, soul

5-1-09 Mavis Staples - Hard Times Come Again No More1 comment

gavortnik wrote 2 months ago: I wouldn’t exactly call the Great Famine an act of God, Shanoah. The reasons are a little hard … more →

Tags: I Tunes Not U Tunes, Politics and Other Things In Which I'm Not Qualified, Ellis Creative, Stephen Foster, Civil Rights Movement

iPod shuffles expectations

thedailyrecord wrote 2 months ago: (The iPod has come a long way since its introduction in Oct., 2001. What has commercial radio d … more →

Tags: Industry Commentary, American Pie, Apple, Billie Holiday, Billy Joel, Dinosaur Jr, Discovering Music, don mclean, Edgar Winter Group

MAVIS STAPLES - EYES ON THE PRIZE

mpd57 wrote 2 months ago: I saw this lady sing a while back and even though she was suffering from the sniffles she was s … more →

Tags: Music, "Eyes on the Prize"

Various Artists "Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration"

andrew greer wrote 3 months ago: Style: Traditional Gospel/R&B with a lil’ rock ‘n’ roll; compare to Mavis Sta … more →

Tags: Christianity Today, Christian music, andrew greer, Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration, Jonny Lang, 3 Doors Down, Bon Jovi, robert randolph, The Clark Sisters

The Living Room & Office Is Your Dance Floor...

amyking wrote 4 months ago: Raise the volume, dance around, and don’t forget to hear the lyrics… Ms. Mavis Stap … more →

Tags: sexy, freedom songs, Martin Luther King, Music

Ifest Announces Music Lineup for 2009 Event in Downtown Houston Spotlighting Ireland

DirtyLinen wrote 4 months ago: Headliners Include Ohio Players, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples, Hugh Masekela & Egypt 80, Cherish The … more →

Tags: Festivals/Tours/Events, Festival, music festival, marcia ball, Julie Fowlis, beausoleil, Los Lobos, houston international festival, Ohio Players

The Devastation of a Few Small Words1 comment

Kate wrote 5 months ago: When I asked him how he was doing he said, “Not too good, not good… But I have a roof o … more →

Tags: Justicia Monday, Migrant Workers, Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, CWOP, breach of contract, Jamaica, mandeville, manchester, jamaica gleaner

More on the Inauguration

DJB wrote 5 months ago: In searching the Internet this morning, I found a post on the Daily Kos’ Street Prophets secti … more →

Tags: Random DJB Thoughts, Inauguration, Street Prophets

MLK Day of Service

riskrapper wrote 6 months ago: We honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by calling on our fellow countrymen to ded … more →

Tags: Community, Holiday, History, MLK Day, "Eyes on the Prize"

Completing the Dream

30daysout wrote 6 months ago: This week we celebrate a moment of optimism and hope as welcome a new leader.  But first we take th … more →

Tags: Bob Dylan, U2, Solomon Burke, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, the impressions, Dion

Mavis Staples with a smokin band

Stephen Pate wrote 6 months ago: Mavis Staples, Photo by Jalylah Burrell I found this gem from the Philly Folk Festival 2007.Mavis wa … more →

Tags: Music, stephen pate, YouTube, Music PEI, crossroads, guitar cutting, Philadelphia, Ry Cooder, Steve Vai

In Memoriam: Images of Notable People Who Passed in 2008

disembedded wrote 6 months ago: In Memoriam: Images of Notable People Who Passed in 2008 Music: Mavis Staples/Hard Times … more →

Tags: African-American, Art, Audio, Celebrities, Cultural, Culture, gallery, Multimedia, Music

Mavis Staples/Only for the Lonely

cmaswedding wrote 7 months ago: Mavis Staples’s earthy contralto was the Staple Singers’ prime asset, and she finally re … more →

Tags: edie sedgwick, Friedrich der Große, Amelia Zaragoza

On This Date (December 19, 2000) Pops Staples

themusicsover wrote 7 months ago: Roebuck “Pops” Staples December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000 The patriarch of one … more →

Tags: ~Musician~, R&B, Blues, singer, Staple Singers, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, son house, curtis mayfield

Chicago's home boy should pick a home girl4 comments

ginavivinetto wrote 7 months ago: By Trish Bendix Barack Obama has won his place in the White House, so naturally, the next topic of d … more →

Tags: Music, Trish Bendix, Politics, Barack Obama, Inauguration, Fall Out Boy, Kanye West, Smashing Pumpkins

Review: Mavis Staples, "Hope at the Hideout"1 comment

jvrabel7 wrote 8 months ago: Billboard — Last year, Mavis Staples released a revelatory collection of protest songs (”We … more →

Tags: Billboard, mp3, Music, Reviews, Anti, hope at the hideout, we shall not be moved, we'll never turn back


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